The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 14, 1924, Page 6

PAGE 6 The Seattle Sta Published Daily by The Star Pub Main 0600. Newspaper Enterpr monthe $1.00, year $8.80 Gilman, ‘Nicci! effica, Meradne. Canadian Pacitic & Rothman, hk Bldg; Chicage Rigg; Boston office, Who Owns the Ether? (An Editorial by Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce) Special Representatives Man Francisoe office, Tribune Bidg.; New Terk oftios, Trement Bldg. IS urgent t we have an early and tion of the law in federal regulation of radio. vigorous re ty the multitude of radio activities in which ithori must be exerted in the interest of every whether sender or receiver, but the question of monopoly in radio communication r arely 1 It is not conceivable that the American people will allow this new-born system of communication to fall exclusive- ly into the power of any individual group or combination, Great as the development of radio distribution has been, We are probably only at the threshold of the development of one of the most important of } an discoveries bear- Ing on education, amusement, culture and business com- munication. It cannot be thought that any single person or group shall ever have the right to determine what communics tion may be made to the American people. > We cannot allow any single person or group to place themselves in position where they can censor the materi twhich shall be broadcast to the public, nor do I believe ithe government should ever be placed in the position of ‘censoring this material. | The fundamental thought of any radio legislation should the to retain possession of the ether in the public and t provide rules for orderly conduct of this great syst ‘ blic communication by temporary permits to use the Jether. It should be kept open to free and full individual “development and we should assure that there can be no "monopoly over the distribution of material. (Fr a ystatement before the house committee on merchant marine.) user ist be Moving Out of Ireland LAND takes a census, finds its population is not iL quite five millions. As far back as 1847, Ireland had t millions, Poverty and political oppression are responsible. They ii i America, It makes you wonder how long Europeans—especially : Austrians and Hungarians—will endure their burden before they begin packing up and moving to South America and other havens. How long would you over there with your family, with unlimited debt taxes and reparations staring you in the face and ing your nose to the grindstone? Luck Was With Him IS always story-telling time with Chauncey Mitchell Depew—always time for a smile and good humor. jally is this true of him when his birthday rolls id, and age does not stale his anecdote or frappe smile. ‘ A few days ago, Chauncey was 90 years old, but it was only the calendar that let him know it—the calendar and ‘a heightened desire to yarn and smile. Among the stories he told was one about his so-called inability to grasp @ great opportunity that beckoned him on to great wealth. He smiled, of course, as he told it, but there Was some measure of regret in his tones. The loss of 5150,000,000 is nothing at all to laugh about, even he ould have you know. k Years ago, Chauncey had an opportunity to buy certain ‘telephone stock at a rare price. He thought about it 3 eriously and asked the advice of wise financiers. His a udgment and their uttered caution were both against ‘the purchase. The telephone was just a plaything and er would amount to anything, he thought, and they d, and he declined to make the purchase. Had he en the stock it would have made him, in cold, hard h, something like $150,000,000. Chauncey says so th a wry smile and a sidelong hint to younger men that such blindness as his is not conducive to happiness. But isn’t it? Isn’t that sort of mental strabismus the y best kind of luck? Look at Chauncey—90 years old, pving and being loved, happy and smiling, full of good lyarns and in fine health. Men who make $150,000,000, in a vast majority of cases, do not live to be 90. If they do, they forget how to smile and be happy a long, long time before that ripe period is reached. Helping Calvin Out HE conferees on the immigration bill simply endeavor to lift a rock out of Calvin’s straight and harrow political path by proposing to postpone Jap exclusion until ‘ynext March and “requesting” him to negotiate for abro- igation of the gentlemen’s agreement meanwhile. It is yan odd situation. By big majorities both houses enact a Jaw and then it is proposed to let the president say whether it shall be the law. For politics’ sake it is ed to surrender both the lawmaking and treaty- making power to the executive branch of the govern- ‘jment. And Tokyo dispatches state that the thing will not wipe out the original and so-called insult. High Speed of Death THIS country, last yeur, 7,000 automobilists were . killed at railway grade crossings, According to railway experts, it requires only seven ‘seconds for a speeding train to pass over the average _ froad crossing. * So, if 7,000 persons had been willing to lose but seven _ +seconds each, they would have saved 7,000 lives. In ad- " idition, 7,000 homes would have been spared the deepest jerief the living know. 4 We talk glibly and lightly of the pace at which we live. Let's haye a look at the awful pace at which we die, LETTER FROM AV RIDGE MANN May 14, 1924, Dear Folks: I see the illustrations In the men’s apparel ads, with all the new creations on the young and stunning lads. ‘They look, in hats or collars, overcoats or B-V-D's, like fifty million dollars’ worth of comfort, class and ease, But when I try to follow in the advertisement claw, no snappy “ad” Apollo greets me thru the looking glass! 80 when the papers told me I should honor “Straw Hat Day,” I thought, “I'll go behold me in a Kelly mado of hay." I sought a store to buy it; when the clerk had ploked a 11d, he sald, “You can’t deny {t—you are now a classy kid!", , . But then the mirror very plainly told me, That clerk is secretary of the Ananias clubt I watched my own reflection In the new alfalfa hat, 1 murmured with defection, “Do I look as bad as that?” And there I tarried staring at the funny sight 1 saw—a goom. ing pin-head wearing nearly half a ton of straw!,., “old wine, old friends are dearer,” so they tell me, “than the new.” And nothing now 1s clearer—they should add “old Kelly,” too! Grrridye Vomn, Ot 2 You're a dubl THE Brothers, With Eight Railroads, Still Single CONGRESS PROHIBITION BY C. A | Weave. Parties Bore Them, | Confess These Bachelors Dy N. BA Bervien, (EEVELANI May 14.—Orts } 1 Mantis J. Van Swe | inge: trol eight railroads and | are negotiat f nint | | Their} . alt They are « and they sed the path wome never eomed to } her pours lemona, queste—particularly left to wor are entertat: themselves. Hesides running thetr rail roads, the Van Swertngen boys right now are: Cleveland's new $40, | union station. r with the constru Mhaker Hetghta | the story of this m @ Van Swertnaens came here Above—From left to right, M. J. Van Sweringen; Cleveland’s new $60,000,000 union, the “instructions of \ } marital advice cannot be given, Th prorgle Bes Bg rors \depot; O. P. Van Sweringen. Below—Route of Van Sweringen lines if proposed merger | phew Ba ni = Bieed dertaken. Unsigned requests can- sold papers while going t i f | Saloon league forces, whose not be <4.—E |} wchool, Later they got jobs in | With “rie is consummated, office has been the source from offices. One Sunday, while both were | king in real | they walked out in | try.” T the hilly section, thru which ran & myriad of small lakes, just south of the city y became tf First they borvowed enough to buy a few lots, Then they suc ceeded in scraping up enough acres, Shaker s began to boom. i] But they saw they must have suitable transportation facilities | if folks were to be induced to move out there, They went to the Cleveland Rallway company BY KENNETH WATSON ASHING@TO: May 14.—Con gress ie going to be called on elther a m or next this eens to determine how American citt and asked {t to extend its tracks. mdua’) aad) eanasema Sates way | The railway company refused. cloims against Germany are to be ‘The Van Sweringens built t paid own line To get a mile The mixed claims commiasion of trackage they needed to com. Baar tbs ore: so is adjudicating claims so rapidly | beet) heir ne - ten that Robert W. Bon Ameri aoe sp" can agent, stated tor the work railroad from the Vanderbilt In terests for a price said to have been $8,600,000. ‘The Nickel Plate, as a separate entity, showed no great ponsibil ities as a money maker. But with two feed lines, the Clover Leaf and the Lake Erie & Weat- | ern, tapping 4 rich agricultural | and industrial territory, it be | came a gold mine. So the Van be completed In a year n it will be up to congress to determine how the adjusted claims are to be’ paid. The com mission has power to decide only the amount to which each ‘claim. ant is entitled,” Bonynge said When the United States en tered into executive agreement with Germany In August, 192 arbitrate all war damage abe ina aie cos, eyecare tad total of 12,418 claims aggrega 479,064,000 h Tho Nickel Plate had xo At | sorta lantic seaboard outlet, and also ‘The commission handed down lacked powers as a coal car tts first decision November 1 rier. So the Van Sweartngens 1923. figured they needed the ¢ | Decisions since have reduéed peake & Ohio. Accordingly, th the original amount so matert obtained control of it, too. Other roads in thelr consolidat- ea system are the Fort Wayne, | Cincinnatt & Loutaviile, land Coal and tron, eat SCIENCE and State Line and the Detroit {mop SRN POWER | ly that ultima’ Germany m and Toledo Shore Line. ‘They interested other rall roads and started to build a new | Coal and oll reserves are dimin ishing. ‘There ts no doubt that man terial from which power is gener ally created to Harnessing the power of the sun’ energy and similar aclentific disco erties of equal importance, while there Is every reason to believe they will be worked out, are atil! in the distant future as far an prac tical application ts — concerned Therefore hydro-electric power will bridge the gap Altho rafiroads are still mostly run by coal and olf it !s cheaper to use electricity. The New Haven railway system, while producing its electric power from coal, 200,000 tons of coal a year. road from steam over to electricity is high and tho old equipment must ba crapped at a loss, But outside of that the advantage is entirely with electricity, It speeds up oper. ation, cuts down terminal space and makes possible two levels of tracks, Also starting new it is cheaper to bulld for electric oporn- |tion than for steam. SILK SCARS The newest scarfs of knitted allk have monograms In cut work em broldered near the fringed hem. ORYSTAL NECKLACE A necklace of large crystals, cube Mentertay’s Portrait: Hiram fout, hes « aniall amber bead, reo Johnson tangular In shape, between. FABLES ON HEALTH BABY’S FIRST TOOTH HE first tooth! It's a tradition In every family possessing a baby, And it was thus in the Mann family. Mr. Mann staged a veritable celebration at tho office. Teeth buds begin to form in tho third month of life before birth. Thus, the diet of the mother has a great deal to do with the later do- velopment of the teeth, The mother should have liberal amounts of milk, greenleafed vegetables and fruit containing mineral salts, as well as vitamine-bearing foods. During the first months of life feeding affects tho teeth. Breast-fed babies almost invariably haye better teeth than those artificldily fed. About tho fifth or sixth month the first tooth should begin to appear. ‘Tho dangers of teething have been greatly exaggerated by mothers: While thero is likely to be a little feverishness and discomfort, and while the baby may seem to gain no weight, thero 1s fittle cause for alarm, A soft bit of cloth or cotton should be used to keep the teeth clean until well grown and after that, regular applications with a brush Also tho child should be given min- eral salt-bearing foods, which help develop bone as well ax the teeth. Regular visits to tho dentist are ensential ax soon as the child is suf. ficlently old. SEATTLE | | | will soon use up his supply of ma | STAR renponsibilities Just as they bai each other's common checking account 4 are as inseparable as 5 Their dream in not have to pay much more than ®@ fourth of the original total. ¢ that the minimum least $400,000,000,"" Bonyngo said reducing process results 216 claimants have withdrawn 44 rms aggre 000, either becaus In 412 claima originally total the commission 8 laims aggre $10 ) have been disminned 1 ude 947 claims for war risk insurance, as the commission as held that Germany ts not financially obligated to pay these claims Altho the commission to date n but 947 as, they dismins a total of claims aggregating . or nearly a fourth Telling It lo Congress (Excerpts from the Congressional Record) WHY WE HAVE WARS Bo long as nations belligerent attitude, so long as they} maintain a} do not have the will to peace, s0| jong an they will not agree to sub- mit to arbitration or to suitable tn |ternational tribunals for determina-| tion controversies which may arise, | there will be wars, how human we may neck |have war conducted {t will be ac- is saving | The first cont of turning a rall-| | jated. speed as ho always great problem of finding an adequato market for his products, needs a co-ordinated sales organiza: tion which is with Mich, or 12 individuals, oll interests, organizing revolutions and supplying the means by which these insurrections should do carried on.—Senator |companied by inhumanity and pitt lens Utah, cruelty, — Senator King (D.), NO CHOICE AT ALL We spend more money on hog cholera in this country than we do and no matter} to on bables, and you can not choose | whether you ara going to be born @ baby or a pig.—Senator Copeland (D), New York, before senate com mittee on education and labor, es 8e GOOD TEACHERS, GOOD PUPILS We must send better teachers into the schools of America, if wo want our boys and girls to be made into better American citizens,—Dr. J. A C, Chandler, President William and Mary college, before senate commit tee on education and labor, eee U. 8S. HAS THE AUTOS More than 15 are now registered in this country, The American people own and oper ato 77 per cent of the automobiles of the world. —Senator McLean Conn, eee RUM RUNNERS ‘Tho rum runners have some boats with Packard automobile engines in them that are reputed to go 25 or 30 miles, but that may be exagger: We are satisfied that a boat for open-sea service going any such might be expected to be broken down three-fourths of the time,—Admiral Billard, coast guard, before house interstate and fonpign commerce committee, eee WHAT THE FARMER NEEDS The farmer 1s confronted, the samo has been, with the He plainly intimately in touch demand.—Rep, Williams (R.) one MEXICO'S TROUBLES Tho fight in Mexico for the last 10 ‘ears hag béen a fight between Borah (Ry a daha ‘ SMA MENURARH TY ITS PEC TORT EMIT a 4 PUMA HUMID DAL eho OR HAV BE 900,000 automobiles (RO obbies, When not bi ? Jenator Watso ta get ailroads or planning Senator Watson, Indiana A. Forty dollars @ month, Hon-dollas project first attempted to vile oat a theke Sek debate: Investigation by having the “Daisy Hill Forma.” " government of $ 554,000 for ‘She certa the army of oc fon will be mate reduced from claims t of powers of ( a holding nearly $300,000,000 a t ] _———————, it A THOUGHT ] | The otngue is a little member and boasteth great things. great a matter a little fire kindleth, —Haa, \ WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, tvza AND THE ISSUE %) ing the no-« |} ¥ the wewPORT Horses and fine cattle are their ens pital tor Er present time Germany's | lebtedness on the claims tands at $1,013,883,000, A to’ ¢ $,500 claims crata, Jones, he United States will receive out { payments made to the allied rmany,” Bonynge something her. tated today. At present the United States {s in Hien property seized in this coun- ry during the wear. Into my head. It aid, said, Behold, how tiis5, “What? ee HERE boasting ends, there dig nity begina,—Young yawned back, LANDAU ride ¢ * Me Aw present seas . thermore. 4) m0 and state of ot t Pe ae | of the ser gate the prohit depart This action was take which the drys for years have | recelved their advices. committe hopes to quiry by insisting that the com- mittee of which he {s the chair man be very discreet. Senator Couzens ts “tame In his absence, and his republican buddy, Sena . of Kentucky, The two of New Mexico, and King, of Utah, cannot over. | the committee, perdrennsiiammet eit rr,netauenterret” | Frieda’s Follies urance claima, the claim of the SSS y went the pace, | For weeks as I had met her Here and there, I knew there was Appropriate to which I could like {It bs hard to be humorous, That ts, every day. Still I knew something would pop | Whatever I lack, it ts not confidence. We were at an all-night restaurant, Where you dance part of the night, And all of the morning. “I know what you remind me of,” I Binking to keep my eyes open. The spirited way in which she asked, “The hoof and mouth disease,” |“You eat all day and dance all night.” QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS YOU can get an answer to any © Questio: Washington Y. ave., Washi ents in sta legal . and Q What wages do ordinary sea- men working for the shipping board disba the in Q What are the principal per. fumes used in the manufacture of tollet soaps? A. The olls of bergamot, cinna- ‘mon, rose, cloves, neroll, lemon, rho- dium and thyme, see who | prevent | | | | in x hos | Watson | @ What 4s the meaning of the expression, “Like taking coals to Newcastle"? A. Newoastle ts the center of the coal trade in England, and there- fore has @ superadbundance of coal. The expression indicates the per- formance of some useless act—iike carrying coal to Neweastle, eee Q How should I register for my« self and wife in a hotel register? A. The correct form 4s “Mr. and control demo- Mrs, John 8mith” Never write “John Bmith and wife” see Q. Can plants be grown by erti« ficial ight? A. Betence Bervice says they can." Recent experiments have demon- strated that artificial dlumination, under greenhouse conditions, oan ba substituted for sunlight, Wheat, oats, barley, rye, potatoes and many other planta have been raised in this way, and plants grown | from the seed of these plants which have never seen the natural Ught of day, cee Q. How should one wash the mica curtains of an automobile? A. Use vinegar, slightly diluted, | ba ye pour exactly the right amount of Amaizo into the frying pan or the measur- ing spoon—you don't dig a chunk from its container, then wait for it to melt, or mash it into a measure, Amaizo fries quickly, eveniy, beautifully. 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Cut out and fry toa light brown in deep Amaizo hot enough to brown a piece of bread in 60 seconds (375° F.), Drain well and sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving, Makes 2 dozen doughnuts,